Polishing device.



W. H. DAVIDS.

POLISHING DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED .TAN.24,1913.

1,086,809. Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

WILLIAM H. DAVIDS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

POLISHING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. DAVIDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Polishing Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for polishing shoes, and its object isto provide a novel and improved holder for a polishing strip of flannel,woolen cloth or other fabric, said holder being constructed so that thestrip may be readily removed for renewal when worn, and the strip beingheld so that it will yield to the shape of the shoe.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of the holder. Fig. 2 is a plan view of theholder with the strip of polishing fabric attached thereto, and Fig. 3is a side elevation thereof.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the holder comprises a bowedresilient strip 5 which may be formed of wood or metal, and has securedto each end a cross strip 6, the inner face of which is grooved asindicated at 7, said grooves forming seats to receive the ends of thebowed strip. Suitable securing means 8 driven through the bowed stripand the cross strips fasten said parts together. The cross strips arewider than the bowed strip so as to form a wide bearing or supportingsurface for the polishing cloth 9, which latter may be a strip offlannel, woolen, or other suitable fabric.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. January 24, 1913.

Patented Feb. 10,1914.

Serial No. 743,984.

The polishing cloth 9 is secured to the holder by being fastened at itsends to the cross strips 6 so as to extend between the same, withthestrip 5 bowed outward from the cloth and holding the latter taut. Thecloth is attached to the cross strips by passing its ends beneath thesame and over to the top, the ends of the cloth being ripped in twoand'tied in a knot 10 beneath the strip 5. The cloth is thus easilyapplied, and by untying the knots, it can be readily removed from theholder.

By the holder herein described, the 'polishing cloth is left free toyield to the shape of the shoe when pressed thereagainst, but it resumesits tautness when the pressure is released.

I claim:

A polishing device comprising a bowed resilient strip, cross stripshaving grooved inner edges to receive the ends of the resilient strip,fasteners passing through the cross strips and the ends of the resilientstrip resting in the grooves thereof, and a polishing strip extendingbetween the cross strips and removably secured thereto at its ends.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVILLIAM H. DAVIDS.

Vitnesses S. J. LEI-IRER, H. G. BATCHELOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

